Youth Ministry (6th-12th Grade)

2021-2022 Youth Ministry Calendar

“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!”

- Pope Francis

At IHM, we enjoy working with young people and we want to enable them to live as disciples through their involvement in ministry and leadership. At the heart of our youth ministry is the presence of caring and supportive relationships where youth experience the love of God. Our programs, EDGE (6th-8th graders) and Life Teen (9th-12th graders), are designed to lead teens closer to Christ.
 

 
We are also seeking adults (18 years and older) to become part of our Core team to join us in this exciting journey. No experience is necessary! Training is provided to learn best practices in youth ministry from leading a small group to chaperoning retreats. Please prayerfully consider becoming an active member of our Youth Ministry!

EDGE: a program designed for 6th-8th graders to teach them how they were created to be in Christ and helps them understand their mission. This group meets on Sunday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in gym and back playground/field areas. Often this year the group will be split into smaller groups, often by grade, to create small groups of no more than 10 teens per group so that our leaders can know our teens well. 
 
Life Teen: a program designed for 9th-12th graders. Its mission is to lead teenagers and their families closer to Christ. Life Teen will strengthen our teens' Catholic identity, while rooting them firmly in Christ and in His Church. This group meets in person on Sunday in the evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in the IHM Cafereria. 



   

Edge Summer Camp is open to all rising 6^th graders through graduated 8^th graders (next summer). So if you are currently in 5^th-8^th grade, you can come to Edge summer camp next summer! This camp is awesome—there’s great food, fun camp things like obstacle courses, high and low ropes courses, lake fun (blob, paddle boarding, canoeing, zipline, etc.), messy games, arts & crafts, etc.  all combined with incredible experiences of your faith in Mass, adoration and reconciliation. Where else can you get Jesus and a mud pit in one place?!



 

CHWC 25 Teens - Catholic Heart Work Camp is a wonderful weeklong camp that focuses on being the hands and feet of Jesus within a community that has need. Teen campers will go to serve- sometimes painting houses, working at shelters, food banks, children camps, or schools. All these opportunities are more rewarding that we can express! The teens that go on this camp come home on fire with the joy of serving others, their deepened love of God, and amazing new friendships formed with those peers in their church. $550 is the price of this camp. Please never let the price scare you, we do fundraisers! Sign up early, and you’ll find it will all work out! 

We will be going to Memphis, TN, the week of June 13 - 19, 2021. Only 2 spots remain of our 25! Sign-up quickly!
 

Catholic Heart Work Camp
9th grade & up
$100 deposit reserves your spot!

Counts for ALL service hours for both St. Pius and Marist schools for the upcoming school year

We have another exciting camp in the summer of 2022 planned, we are going to Greensboro, NC July 17 through 22 , 2022. We have limited spots so secure yours today by registering here.
 
Go to www.heartworkcamp.com to get a first glimpse at what it’s all about.

All teens are invited to become Liturgical Ministers at the Sunday 5 p.m. Life Teen Mass.

There are various positions available in which you can serve:

• Altar Servers
• Ministers of Hospitality
• Life Teen Band (musicians and vocalist)
• Lectors
• Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMoHC)

We invite you to make a difference and participate in any of these ministries!

Main contact: Jeff Bush, 404-636-1418, ext. 247